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Flight Path Area Rock Climbing
Routes in Flight Path Area
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"peanut brittle" T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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A Simple Expediency T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Belief in Proportion to the Evidence T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Boise T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Car Talk T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Coeur d'Alene T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Common Bond of Circumstance T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Commuted Sentence T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Doin' the Good Drive T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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F-117 Stealth Nighthawk T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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F-15 Eagle Crack (2nd pitch of Megamoto) T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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F-16 Fighting Falcon T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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F-18 Hornet T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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F-22 Raptor T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Flight Path T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Idaho Falls T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Ignore the Man Behind the Screen T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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P-40 Warhawk T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Pattizabzent T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Radio Free Kansas T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Raptor Tower (Bill & Fer's Excellent Adventure) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Return to Sender T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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Sex in the Scrub Oak T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Stanley T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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They Call the Wind !&% T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Twin Falls T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
| Elevation: | 4,473 ft | 1,363 m |
| GPS: |
36.12916, -115.4866 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | John Hegyes on Apr 22, 2005 · Updates | |
| Admins: | Luke EF, Larry DeAngelo, Justin Johnsen |
Access Issue: IMPORTANT notes on Wet Rock and Human Waste
Details
HUMAN WASTE: Human waste is a major issue plaguing the area. The Southern Nevada Climbers Coalition (SNCC) works to provide "wag bags" free of charge in several locations: Black Velvet Canyon, The Hamlet, Kraft Mountain Area, The Gallery, and The Black Corridor. These bags are designed so that you can pack your waste out. Consider bringing one to be part of your daily kit no matter where you go. Once used, please dispose of them properly. Do not throw them in the toilets at the parking areas.
See https://www.southernnevadaclimbers.org/wag-bags for more information on the program.
Description
Flight Path Area on Bridge Mountain has at least ten quality routes rated from 5.6 to 5.10-, mixed and trad. Most of the routes are broken up into a couple smaller areas, where groups of four routes share common belay/rappel anchors. This is ideal if you'd like to lead up a moderate route and then set up top roping on several more difficult ones. The routes face east and only get sun in the morning. Nearby routes exist to the north in Gemstone Gully and to the south in Stick Gully.
There are a number of new climbs on the upper tiers/ledges of this area on the left side of the Flight Path area (Raptor Tower). The new climbs up high are varied in both quality as well as style, which makes for a fabulous day of climbing and adventure. Some of the routes here have a few spots of questionable rock down low, but don't judge the climbs until you've gotten up past the first 10-20 feet; they mostly get very high quality and fun the rest of the way up and several are really fabulous climbs. It is in a beautiful location and several of the climbs take one to the summit of Raptor Tower which gives amazing views of the both the loop road as well as the titillating Stick Gully found behind.
Getting There
The original path, as described in the Handren guidebook, is once again open. After leaving the main Pine Creek trail into the canyon, turn right onto Dale Trail (half a mile from the parking lot) and follow that path for 500 yards. There will be a BLM sign where the climber trail cuts left and heads towards Bridge Mountain. Follow the trail to the base of the cliff. This approach takes roughly 45 minutes from the parking lot to the wall.
For the routes found on the upper tiers/ledges, there are four ways to reach them:
1. The fastest way is to climb the dirty gully directly above the Idaho routes. Solo (or rope up) any of the Idaho named routes and then begin to climb the gully directly above. Easy scrambling gives way to a dirty and chossy chimney which is best climbed delicately if using the interior feature of the chimney, or it can be stemmed on good rock. This leads to a final very exposed 5th class move which involves stepping across from atop a pedestal to a dead vertical face with decent feet and a large sturdy boulder atop just within arms reach. Good holds are found atop the boulder or around the right side of the boulder. Once here, a final 30 foot continuation up the broken-up gully leads to Falcon Ledge.
2. Climb "Doin' the Good Drive" or "Car Talk" and from the bolted anchors, traverse over on exposed 4th class terrain directly above and to the left of "Commuted Sentence." The traverse eats up small cams.
3. Climb "Commuted Sentence" and top out on the ledge.
4. Climb the first pitch of "Raptor Tower" to gain Falcon Ledge.
Classic Climbing Routes at Flight Path Area
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